Your Generation® test is performed in Australia in an accredited laboratory.
(If a Generation® Plus test is requested, your sample will be sent to an accredited laboratory in California.)

Reliable

It has the lowest reported test failure rate of any NIPT (0.1%);1. This rate is also consistent with our experience so far.

Fast

Your doctor will receive results within 5-7 days from your blood collection for the Generation® test. If your doctor recommends the Generation® Plus test, the results will be available in 9-14 days from collection due to shipping times.

Extended Services

Exclusively able to be bundled with other advanced scientific services such as cord blood stem cell banking for your baby at birth.

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What is the Generation® non-invasive prenatal test?

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a revolutionary advance in prenatal screening which can detect genetic material (DNA) from the placenta in a blood test from the mother. In the past, the ability to test DNA from the fetus required much more invasive methods such as amniocentesis or placental biopsies, which are not without risks to mothers and their babies. NIPT is a simple and highly accurate test which may help avoid more invasive techniques of prenatal testing.

The Generation® non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) screens for the most common chromosomal abnormalities that can affect your baby’s future health using a simple blood test. The Generation® NIPT is available from as early as the 10th week of pregnancy, for both singleton and twin pregnancies.

How does the Generation® test work?

During pregnancy, some of the baby’s DNA from the placenta crosses into your bloodstream. A sample of your blood is drawn from you, and the Generation® NIPT tests this DNA to identify certain chromosome conditions in your pregnancy. The Generation® test takes a deeper approach to the science, using an advanced technology called “Massively Parallel Sequencing” to analyse millions of DNA fragments per sample and accurately count the number of chromosomes present to determine if there are too many or too few copies of the tested chromosomes in your baby.

Why the Generation® test?

The Generation® test can be used to obtain important information about the health of their developing baby, simply, accurately and in the first trimester (at 10 weeks), with little or no risk to the pregnancy.

This screening test may be an option for you to consider if:

You are 35 years or older at the time of delivery (32 years or older for a twin pregnancy)

You have a personal or family history suggestive of a chromosome disorder (eg. Down syndrome)

In addition, clinical best practice guidelines from Australian and international medical societies recommend that all pregnant women, regardless of risk status, be offered the opportunity for discussion and choice regarding NIPT and other available prenatal screening and diagnostic tests.

What kind of conditions can the Generation® test detect?

Chromosomes normally come in pairs. Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes, with one pair which determines sex. Men usually have an XY pair of sex chromosomes, and women usually have an XX pair of sex chromosomes. Any more or less can lead to mental or physical disabilities, with different levels of severity.

The Generation® NIPT looks for two few (missing) or too many (extra) copies of chromosomes, which are often associated with these disabilities. The most commonly seen and tested for include:

an extra copy of chromosome 21 (Down syndrome),

or an extra copy of chromosome 18 (Edwards syndrome),

or chromosome 13 (Patau syndrome),

or sex chromosome aneuploidies (singleton only)

all of which can be accurately detected with the Generation® test.

If the Generation® Plus test is requested by your doctor, more rarely occurring microdeletion genetic syndromes are also tested for. These microdeletion syndromes are caused by the loss of a small piece of a chromosome and testing might be recommended by your doctor for a number of clinical reasons. The Generation® Plus test cannot be performed on twins.

How will my test be reported?

Your test report will include one of two possible results for chromosomes 21, 18, and 13:

No Aneuploidy Detected – means the expected number of chromosomes was found

Aneuploidy Detected – means too many or too few copies of one of the chromosomes have been identified. A diagnostic test for confirmation of the result is recommended and should be discussed by your doctor.

Do normal Generation® test results mean that my baby will be perfectly healthy?

The Generation® prenatal test is a highly accurate advanced screening test that is non-invasive. No test, however, can guarantee a baby will not have any medical issues.

The Generation® test only addresses aneuploidies of chromosomes 21, 18, 13, and sex chromosomes†. It does not test for, or report all, genetic and non-genetic problems that may be present in a baby.

†Sex chromosome aneuploidy testing is available for singleton pregnancies only.

Why did we choose the Generation® test?

The Generation® test was chosen for development by Genomic Diagnostics based on a careful evaluation of its quality and proven scientific performance.

The performance of the Generation® prenatal test has been evaluated and published in numerous major studies, including clinical experience in over 34,000 patients from over 60 leading US medical research and teaching institutions1. Those findings have subsequently been replicated in other studies2,3,4, including the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most prestigious international medical journals. These studies have found that the test performed substantially better than conventional tests under regular clinical conditions, with 1 in 4,000 false negative results, 1 in 500 false positive results, and the lowest test failure rate of any non-invasive prenatal test.

How do I organise to have the Generation® test?

How do I organise to have the test?

Does Medicare cover the cost of the Generation® prenatal test?

Does Medicare cover the cost of the Generation® prenatal test?

The Generation® prenatal test does not qualify for a Medicare rebate. The total out-of-pocket cost for chromosomes 13, 18, 21 and sex chromosomes is $395* (please enquire for pricing of Generation® Plus), which is payable prior to sample collection by calling our Customer Care Team on 1800 822 999.